Vijay Amritraj

Event Ambassador of Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon

Vijay Amritraj has earlier been associated with distance running events promoted by Procam International, being the Event Ambassador for the Delhi Half Marathon in 2006 and the World 10K Bangalore in 2008 and will be present in Mumbai from January 12, 2012 to promote the Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon.

• Davis Cup Captain and Finalist in 1974 and 1987
• Number One player in Asia for 14 years
• Reached Wimbledon quarterfinals in 1973 & 1981, U.S. Open in 1973 & 1974
• Five time President of ATP Tour Players Council
• United Nations’ Ambassador for Peace till 2006
• First Asian to receive Baron Pierre de Coubertin Award
• Padma Shree award from Indian government
• Highly acclaimed International Tennis Commentator
• Beat the best players including John McEnroe and Jimmy Connors while at his peak
• Brief Acting Career appearing in films like Octopussy, the James Bond Film and Star Trek IV